Papers relating to the Radcliffe Observatory, Pretoria
MS. Radcliffe dep. 142
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
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Title
Papers relating to the Radcliffe Observatory, Pretoria
Shelfmark
MS. Radcliffe dep. 142
Summary
Comprises:
Correspondence and papers re. the Admiralty grant to the Radcliffe Observatory, Pretoria, 1951, 1953, 1957-1959, 1962, n.d.
Sir Geoffrey Faber's Report on his visit to the Observatory, May 1954
Applications for research assistants, Nov 1963
Observatory insurance, 1961, 1963
Observatory staff pension scheme, 1955, 1959, 1961-1963, 1968, n.d.
Letter re. the Factories Act, 2 Jan 1964
Inventory of Observatory equipment, 1962, 1965, 1967
Agreement between the Radcliffe Trustees, the Science Research Council and the Pretoria Centre, Astronomical Society of Southern Africa, 1968
Maintenance of the Observatory by Premier Invest Corp, including non scientific-staff wages, 1964-1966; Lunnon and Tindall report on Observatory property, 1961; Expenditure on buildings, 1952-1954
Observatory staff contract agreements, 1960-1962, 1965, 1967-1968
Foreign service allowance, 1964-1965
Observatory staff salaries and pensions, 1964-1965
Papers re the appointment and work of a chartered valuation surveyor, 1962-1963
Date
1951, 1952-1955, 1957-1968, n.d.
Language
English
Physical extent
1 box (3 folders)
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Collection contents
Papers relating to the Radcliffe Observatory
Papers relating to the Observatory at Pretoria, South Africa
Administrative papers
Papers relating to the Radcliffe Observatory, Pretoria
